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With no transparency into financials such as working capital and cash flow, decision-making was more like guesswork. In a very competitive industry, and with a profit margin as low as 5-7%, it was critical to know the current situation when making business decisions. And since data wasn’t being shared between the accounting system and ServiceTrade, the finance team carried a large time burden related to too many AP and AR manual processes.
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The activity of using methods, skills and tools to understand user engagement with a website is called a UX Audit.
Even in case this was done at the time of website development, it could not have included future traffic behaviour or change in design trends and optimisation techniques.
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1. CASE STUDY: Plastica
Plastica cut costs by
£25,000 per annum and
streamlined business processes
Business Benefits
Cut licencing and maintenance costs by £25,000 per annum
Streamlined business processes
Increase efficiency and productivity
Free management time
Background
Plastica Limited is the UK’s leading independent manufacturer and supplier of swimming
pool products. Based in the South East of England, the company’s reputation for high quality,
competitively priced products is based on its knowledge and understanding of the wet
leisure market and its friendly, helpful staff.
Challenges
Plastica has been using the same software for over 10 years, during this time the company
had grown considerably but no improvements were made to their software to keep up with
its growth. The software was unreliable with systems errors increasing every day. ‘It was
difficult to navigate and simple processes such as raising a PO were complex and very time
consuming’ says Mr Ian Warne, Financial Director for Plastica.
Plastica wasted a lot of time on long drawn out processes, which was becoming detrimental
to the business. As the time necessary to fix the errors and carry out simple processes
increased, so did the costs. The licensing and maintenance costs of the underperforming
software were huge, which was another concern for Plastica.
After further investigation, it become apparent that multiple spread sheets are being used
across the business and therefore business data was inaccurate and duplicated. ‘The software
did not produce automated standard business reports and therefore critical information that
was needed to make business decisions was not available’ says Ian.
The Solution
The escalating problem of long, complex processes and inaccurate reporting led Plastica to
search for a more efficient software solution. However, they
did not have time or expertise to manage the process in-house
and they wanted to gain an independent second opinion
from outside the business to challenge and improve business
processes. “We approached a number of companies but Sentis
Consultancy came out on top as they offered the best service
for the most reasonable cost” says Ian.
Ian was pleased with the service from the outset. ‘Sentis
Consultancy provided all the support we needed to be able to
select the best software solution and vendor. They took the
time to understand our business, our processes and the issues
that needed to be resolved’ he says.
Customer
Industry
Manufacturing
Service
Selecting software
Software Solution
AX 2012
CRM 2011
RFSmart
Sana Ecommerce
“Sentis Consultancy
provided all the support
we needed to be able
to select the best
software solution and
vendor. They took the
time to understand our
business, our processes
and the issues that
needed to be resolved”
“We approached
a number of
companies but
Sentis Consultancy
came out on top as
they offered the best
service for the most
reasonable cost”
2. CASE STUDY: Plastica
Sentis quickly identified the exact requirements of the software solution and the vendor to
ensure all their needs were met. They prepared a full ITT that captured all of their specific
requirements and included information that Plastica would have missed out on.
‘Sentis acted as a first point of contact for the vendors and managed the entire process
so I could focus on daily operations, which saved a huge amount of time’ says Ian. Sentis
Consultant’s quickly brought together functional heads from
across the business to form a team which was central to the
project’s success as we were able to identify the software
requirements of each department to form an integrated
software solution. Sentis Consultancy’s expertise meant that
old business processes were challenged and streamlined at the
beginning of the project before the new software solution had
been selected and implemented. Sentis Consultancy helped us
select the perfect vendor and software solution and assisted
greatly with final contract negotiations.
The new software solution will improve business infrastructure
and will streamline business processes, saving a huge amount of time. Customised reporting
means Plastica will finally be able to base business decisions on accurate and complete
information that will be available within seconds rather than hours.
Plastica made an immediate saving of £25,000 due to reduced licensing and maintenance
costs. ‘We also anticipate a substantial saving once the software has been live for a few
months due to streamlined processes, accurate reporting and significantly less paperwork.
From the first visit, Sentis understood our business, the challenges we faced and quickly
suggested a total software solution that has streamlined our business processes and
exceeded all our expectations. I would happily recommend them to other businesses that
need help managing the process of selecting and implementing new software’ says Ian.
The Bottom Line
Working with Sentis Consultancy has enabled Plastica to:
Select a software solution that integrated divisional operations
Successfully negotiate a vendor performance bond - payable on a successful Go Live
Closely monitored the project budget challenging any out of scope costs from the
Vendor
Ensured the project plan was strictly followed
Make an immediate saving of £25,000 per annum
Streamline and update business processes
Make critical business decisions based on complete and accurate information
Increase efficiency and productivity by understanding employees’ requirements
Reduce time spent on producing reports, freeing management time to complete other
tasks
For more information or a free no obligation initial consultation,
contact Sentis Consultancy:
Call: 0800 033 7601
Email: sales@sentisconsultancy.com
Visit: www.sentisconsultancy.com
Address:
Suite 31 | St Helens Chamber | Salisbury Street | Off Chalon Way | St Helens | WA10 1FY
“Plastica made an
immediate saving
of £25,000 due to
reduced licensing
and maintenance
costs.”